Review: Jovial Organic Tomatoes

Good tomatoes make your meal memorable.

Whether it’s a lovely pasta sauce, a warming winter soup, or a spicy chili, the tomatoes you use will make or break the meal. Bland, tasteless tomatoes leave you scrambling to add spices and salt to make up for their ineptitude.

But when you’ve got really good, sweet, freshly picked, vine-ripened tomatoes that were grown with love and care, the richness of flavor permeates everything. Since my Italian heritage has blessed me with the skill of making delicious pasta sauces from scratch, I’ve tried more brands of canned tomatoes than you can imagine. Some are tasty and lend their flavor well to the other ingredients whereas others barely serve a purpose beyond adding the color red to the dish.

That’s why I want to introduce to you the jarred Organic Tomatoes from Jovial Foods. I first tried their tomatoes back in October and was highly impressed with the quality of these Italian-imported jems. There is literally nothing else in the jars mixed with the tomatoes… no salt, no herbs, nothing. Just tomatoes and tomato purée! Because of this, I almost never have to add any additional thickening agent (like tomato paste) to my recipes.

It constantly impresses me how great food tastes when it’s picked fresh. To see a beautiful montage of the tomato growing/processing story, CLICK HERE.

See, Jovial Foods takes great pride in it’s food and produces what lands on your table directly in Italy. They even sponsor some incredible foodie traveling tours in Italy with the likes of Gluten-Free Girl Shauna Ahern and The Chef, her husband Danny! Imagine spending a week in an 18-century villa in Tuscany with Shauna and Danny learning to cook gluten-free. Check out their upcoming Italian getaway HERE. OMG, how cool!

Okay, okay… back to the tomatoes! I love the tomatoes from Jovial Foods because they are:

BPA-free since the tomatoes are jarred rather than canned

they are processed at the farm on which they grow on the day they’re harvested

Author: Jennifer Fugo

Jennifer Fugo is a Functional Clinical Nutritionist as well as the founder of Gluten Free School. It's her mission to inform, empower, and inspire gluten-sensitive women like you with simple, savvy steps to get healthy and become your own best health advocate.

I am soooo in
Loved with tomatoes, I use them
In so many recipes!!! During the winter I often resort to canned tomatoes, and like this said, end up with a bland flavor I have to round out with spices and salt. These sound sooo good!! I love using tomatoes and tomato purree in chilli and soups (my favorite is a no Moroccan sweet potato soup!)

Just about a month ago I was enlighten to the fact that can tomatoes had major health risks. I haven’t bought any since then but haven’t found good jar ones yet. I can’t wait to try these! My fam of 6 love all things Italian so I would probably make a chunky sauce. Yum!

I love making my own pasta sauces and these tomatoes would certainly aid in making the best gluten free sauce possible. That being said, I noticed at the end after I did everything that it is only available for US residents. That sucked. 🙁

I would love to have these tomatoes. I love how they come in glass, so much better for you than the canned ones. Since being in the Gluten Free Sugar Cleanse classes I’ve really come to love using tomatoes in a lot of dishes.

Gluten Free School is a dedicated teaching gluten-sensitive women simple, savvy and empowering steps to get healthy.
This is the number one spot for those living a gluten free life seeking community, simple & clear information about their condition, and ways to become empowered and finally feel better.
Based off of the personal journey of founder Jennifer Fugo, Gluten Free School is more than just about a diet… it’s a revolution!

Gluten Free School is a dedicated teaching gluten-sensitive women simple, savvy and empowering steps to get healthy.
This is the number one spot for those living a gluten free life seeking community, simple & clear information about their condition, and ways to become empowered and finally feel better.
Based off of the personal journey of founder Jennifer Fugo, Gluten Free School is more than just about a diet… it’s a revolution!